Bird Friendly Guatemala 2.2lb Bean

Jinaya S.A., USDA Certified Organic and Bird Friendly® Guatemala

Origin: Guatemala
Region: Santa Rosa
Municipality: Pueblo Nuevo Viñas
Farm: Finca Santa Isabel
Altitude: 1,100 to 1,300 masl
Processing: Fully Washed

Featured Bird: Icterus Galbula • Baltimore Oriole
A bird known to migrate between both Maryland and the region in Guatemala where this coffee is grown.

About the Bird:
The Baltimore Oriole is the Maryland state bird and the iconic mascot of the Baltimore Orioles baseball team. Baltimore Orioles are still widespread and common, have adapted well to human settlement, and often feed and nest in parks, orchards, and backyards. But populations have been declining throughout their range by an estimated 0.84% per year. Because they breed in North America and winter in Central and South America, Baltimore Orioles are vulnerable to deforestation and habitat loss in many different countries, and their conservation requires international cooperation. On their winter range in Central America, Baltimore Orioles occupy open woodlands and gardens and frequently visit flowering trees and vines for fruit and nectar.
That's where the importance of shade-grown coffee and cacao plantations comes into play.

Fun Fact:
Baltimore Orioles got their name from their bold orange-and-black plumage: they sport the same colors as the heraldic crest of England’s Baltimore family (who also gave their name to Maryland’s largest city).

Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
When you drink Bird Friendly® certified coffee, you brew a more biodiverse, sustainable world. Created by Smithsonian scientists, the Bird Friendly gold standard does more to protect habitat that is often destroyed to make way for coffee growing. Support the best in organic, eco-friendly farming by choosing Bird Friendly® certified coffee.
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